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Free Will
Free Will
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actions to perform. We act on our own volition and are free to choose our behaviors. Free will is
tied to the notion that we have a conscience and it undeniably feels like we are free to choose
what we do. Free will only works according to what philosophers call the “principle of alternate
possibilities.” The principle states that “an action is only free if the agent could have done
otherwise.” In other words, an action is truly free if there were other options to take in that
situation. The fact that an agent chose one option over another indicates free will over their
thoughts and behavior. Alternatively, a belief in free will confers a belief that one can take
control over their life. They can set goals and use their aspirations to create positive change for
themselves and the people around them.
Free will is the idea that we are able to have some choice in how we act and
assumes that we are free to choose our behavior, in other words we are self
determined.
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